Upon reflection, when is a psychological thriller more psychological than thriller? When it’s The Water Hemlock by Casper Valentine. But before you conclude that this is a negative observation on this novel, it’s not at all. In fact, it’s a compliment. You see, what Valentine...

The Officer’s Affair is a wartime novel by author Samantha Grosser. Set in England during the events of the Second World War, this historical tale centers on a wounded soldier by the name of Danny Lock. After a long stint fighting the war in Italy,...

Tom Edwards’ historical novel, The Honourable Catherine, is the sequel to Jane Sinclair. This story traces the lives of Lady Jane’s children from birth, through childhood, and through the gruesome years of the First World War and the aftermath. Catherine, also called Kate, Katie and...

Two Hearts Unbroken: Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance, Book 6 is a military romance novel written by Tamara Ferguson. Sarah Benton was leaving her family home once again and setting off for the next chapter in her life. When she had come home a year...

In The Yellow Balloon by Marty Martins, following on from The Blizzard, Chet and Melanie continue their loving relationship, and their promise to keep pure until their wedding. Chet has the engagement ring waiting to place on Melanie’s finger, but a misunderstanding results in a...

If you guessed from the title, The Rabbi Wore Bell-bottoms, that this “novel memoir”, as it’s been categorized by author Art Novak, is going to be a fun read, you are right. It’s fun, yes, but it’s also uniquely serious, and as such will have...

Upon the death of George Briggs, Meghan’s plans to attend Grady College of Journalism and fulfill her dream of becoming a writer are hastily set aside so she can take over her father’s business of running the Snip 'N' Save Magazine. Just one year....

The children of the 1950s were a generation whose parents were survivors: survivors of the Depression and the Second World War. Their parents knew how to make do with what they had and how to defend what was theirs. The children mirrored their parents. So,...

The Lion of Khum Jung is a mountaineering adventure novel written by Ronald Bagliere. Frank Kincaid had been stunned when he learned that the widow Madden and her son were coming to Everest and had booked with Khum Jung Mountaineering, which was his own small...

The Clothes That Make You by L.S. Kilroy is the story of Sally, a young woman in the late 1960s navigating through high school in a rural Massachusetts suburb outside of Boston. This turbulent time in history is compounded by the unexpected loss of her...